In-situ observation of crack nucleation in nuclear graphite by digital image correlation

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 6, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2008, Pages 813-820

  Li, Haiyan ^a   Duff, Jonathan ^a   Marrow, Thomas James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK NUCLEATION; CRACK OPENING; DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION TECHNIQUE; DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATIONS; EFFECTIVE STRAIN; FOUR POINT BEND TESTS; FRACTURE BEHAVIOUR; FRACTURE STRENGTHS; FULL-FIELD; HIGH SENSITIVITY; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; LOADING HISTORY; NUCLEAR GRAPHITE; OPTICAL IMAGE; RAW IMAGES; SAMPLE SIZES; SMALL DISPLACEMENT; STRAIN MAPS; STRESS GRADIENT; SUB-CRITICAL; SURFACE CRACKS; TENSILE SURFACES; UNSTABLE FRACTURE; VIEWING AREA;

FRACTURE; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; GRAPHITE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEATION; PRESSURE VESSELS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; SURFACE DEFECTS;

CRACK DETECTION;

EID: 78049350069     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2008-61136     Document Type: Conference Paper

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